Movie Monday: Warner Bros. Products for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Bilbo Baggins' journey through Middle-earth resumes on December 13, and Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) has teamed up with their roster of global licensees to create an array of offerings inspired by the second film of The Hobbit Trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM).

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug returns fans to the world of Middle-earth and will be supported by global licensees across multiple categories, including toys, apparel, publishing and more.

Also supporting the film are global perennial favorites including

LEGO, with adventure-filled building sets inspired by the film;

World renowned physical effects house Weta Workshop, with replicas based off of those Weta created for the film;

The Noble Collection, with high-end collectibles;

Ravensberger, with engaging puzzles;

HarperCollins Publishers, with detailed companion books;

Bioworld, with fun apparel for all ages;

and Rubies Costume Co, with costumes, accessories and dress-up clothes; among others.

Products inspired by the film will be available at retailers worldwide, with select offerings also available at www.HobbitShop.com

About The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," the second in a trilogy of films adapting the popular The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, will be released on December 13, 2013, and the third film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, is slated for December 17, 2014.

In The Hobbit Trilogy, Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The international ensemble cast is led by Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, and Orlando Bloom as Legolas.